New tube: The fall shows we're willing to give a shot

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When perusing the coming new fall television offerings, you're faced with a grim reality: Most of them look awful. Shocker, we know. But when you've got highlights that include NBC's dreadful "Animal Practice" (which should be called "Animal and Human Abuse") and a way-too-soon "Sex and the City" prequel ("The Carrie Diaries" on the CW), you're hoping for just a few that ... well, don't suck. Thankfully, we think we found some of the less-sucky of the bunch. --Jordan Bartel

When perusing the coming new fall television offerings, you're faced with a grim reality: Most of them look awful. Shocker, we know. But when you've got highlights that include NBC's dreadful "Animal Practice" (which should be called "Animal and Human Abuse") and a way-too-soon "Sex and the City" prequel ("The Carrie Diaries" on the CW), you're hoping for just a few that ... well, don't suck. Thankfully, we think we found some of the less-sucky of the bunch. --Jordan Bartel (NBC)

When perusing the coming new fall television offerings, you're faced with a grim reality: Most of them look awful. Shocker, we know. But when you've got highlights that include NBC's dreadful "Animal Practice" (which should be called "Animal and Human Abuse") and a way-too-soon "Sex and the City" prequel ("The Carrie Diaries" on the CW), you're hoping for just a few that ... well, don't suck. Thankfully, we think we found some of the less-sucky of the bunch. --Jordan Bartel